Full Version: Who has the best-looking helmet?
Ok, on second thoughts, maybe Heikki:
QUOTE (Peat @ Feb 17 2010, 17:36) 
Possibly a new lid for Jarno or Heikki???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idtAvNkaMBQ
0:40s in, someone getting into the Lotus for a seat fitting. When they get out, it would look to be Trulli in my opinion. Not very clear though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idtAvNkaMBQ
0:40s in, someone getting into the Lotus for a seat fitting. When they get out, it would look to be Trulli in my opinion. Not very clear though.
That helmet looks like an older Bell.
You can tell be he two vents on top.
Perhaps an old spare someone had sitting around.
I'll just leave this here...
Kubica's new helmet design is very nice.
I'm probably very strange anyway as I actually think Sutil's helmet looks good.
Of the rookies, Di Grassi.
I'm probably very strange anyway as I actually think Sutil's helmet looks good.
Of the rookies, Di Grassi.
Dunno what it says about my taste, but I like Vettel's Red Bull can helmet the best ( 
), and rather like the designs of Alguersuari's and Kubica's as well.
), and rather like the designs of Alguersuari's and Kubica's as well.
Is he eleven?
QUOTE (ensign14 @ Feb 18 2010, 07:52)
Is he eleven?
I think it looks awesome!
QUOTE (BrendanMcF @ Feb 17 2010, 21:41)
I'll just leave this here...
Bwahahaha
Wasn't it purple?
Seriously though, did John really have a racing team, with turbo open wheelers?
My opinion is that a good livery is one where someone else can basically draw it on a piece of paper.
For that, I'd go with M Schumacher, Barrichello, B Senna or JB.
For that, I'd go with M Schumacher, Barrichello, B Senna or JB.
My favourite helmet of all time is Mika's 
Of the current crop, I'm leaning towards Pedro's. I really like it, quite elegant.
Of the newcommers, di Grassi's is... different... so it stands out.
Kubica's new lid reminds me of Bumblebee from the new Transformers movies, but I always dig the yellow and black combination.
Rubens' is nice just because it harks back to racing's roots.
The worst of the lot would be Kobayahi's helmet, Jenson's, and Bruno's.
Of the current crop, I'm leaning towards Pedro's. I really like it, quite elegant.
Of the newcommers, di Grassi's is... different... so it stands out.
Kubica's new lid reminds me of Bumblebee from the new Transformers movies, but I always dig the yellow and black combination.
Rubens' is nice just because it harks back to racing's roots.
The worst of the lot would be Kobayahi's helmet, Jenson's, and Bruno's.
QUOTE (The Big Guns @ Feb 18 2010, 22:30)
My favourite helmet of all time is Mika's
Of the current crop, I'm leaning towards Pedro's. I really like it, quite elegant.
Of the newcommers, di Grassi's is... different... so it stands out.
Kubica's new lid reminds me of Bumblebee from the new Transformers movies, but I always dig the yellow and black combination.
Rubens' is nice just because it harks back to racing's roots.
The worst of the lot would be Kobayahi's helmet, Jenson's, and Bruno's.
Of the current crop, I'm leaning towards Pedro's. I really like it, quite elegant.
Of the newcommers, di Grassi's is... different... so it stands out.
Kubica's new lid reminds me of Bumblebee from the new Transformers movies, but I always dig the yellow and black combination.
Rubens' is nice just because it harks back to racing's roots.
The worst of the lot would be Kobayahi's helmet, Jenson's, and Bruno's.
Why Bruno?
Kubica's Helmet is a beast, i like it a lot. Just as Bruno's, because of sentimental reason. I really liked that design on Ayrton's helmet.
QUOTE (Xaus @ Feb 19 2010, 10:11)
Why Bruno?
Maybe it's the Red and White Santander stuff... just not a fan of it, I guess.
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QUOTE (Lights @ Feb 18 2010, 07:41)
This one!
I think the OP might be wrong on some things, like Liuzzi. He had a good helmet design going on last season which sort of contemplated the car livery, looked quite good IMO.
I voted but none of them really float my boat
Best helmet ever has to be the stylish one of Francois Cevert, distinctive and classy like the good man himself!
Best helmet ever has to be the stylish one of Francois Cevert, distinctive and classy like the good man himself!
Kubica's is my fav.
QUOTE (Captain Tightpants @ Feb 1 2010, 04:11)
So I was cruising on F1 Fanatic this morning, and I noticed that Robert Kubica has gone and changed his helmet design - to black and yellow. Renault colours. And Vitaly Petrov was also showing of his design, which is thankfull unchanged from his GP2 days. So this got me wondering: who has the best helmet? So I'm going to make a poll ...
Jenson Button - JB and Union Jack design
Lewis Hamilton - yellow with red blue and green ribbons
Michael Schumacher - red German flag design
Nico Rosberg - spiky blue and yellow with white bands
Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull silver and mauve
Mark Webber - red, blue and white with yellow crown
Felipe Massa - dark blue with yellow-green X design
Fernando Alonso - light blue with red and yellow slashes
Nico Hulkenberg - orange, silver and white
Rubens Barrichello - white with blue crown and red patches
Robert Kubica - orange and blue with Polish flag design (now yellow and black)
Vitaly Petrov - stylied white, blue and red Russian flag design
Adrian Sutil - a mess, whatever it is
Vitantonio Liuzzi - red and green zig-zag
Sebastien Buemi - Red Bull mauve and silver with yellow crown and base
Jaime Alguersuari - silver with red, yellow and dark blue
Jarno Trulli - burgundy with silver
Heikki Kovalainen - orange, silver and black
Bruno Senna - similar (but not identical) to Aytron Senna's
Jose Maria Lopez (very hard to find a good, current shot) - appars to be light blue and red
Timo Glock - orange and black with German flag design
Lucas di Grassi - green with white spikes and orange outline
Pedro de la Rosa - simple black, yellow and red design
Kamui Kobayashi - red with blue curls
Yes, I'm aware some of these helmets - like Kovalainen's - are likely to change because they're with new teams. However, I'm not psychic, and so cannot say what their 2010 lids will look like. And yes, I had to break the poll up because I only had twenty options per question.
Jenson Button - JB and Union Jack design
Lewis Hamilton - yellow with red blue and green ribbons
Michael Schumacher - red German flag design
Nico Rosberg - spiky blue and yellow with white bands
Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull silver and mauve
Mark Webber - red, blue and white with yellow crown
Felipe Massa - dark blue with yellow-green X design
Fernando Alonso - light blue with red and yellow slashes
Nico Hulkenberg - orange, silver and white
Rubens Barrichello - white with blue crown and red patches
Robert Kubica - orange and blue with Polish flag design (now yellow and black)
Vitaly Petrov - stylied white, blue and red Russian flag design
Adrian Sutil - a mess, whatever it is
Vitantonio Liuzzi - red and green zig-zag
Sebastien Buemi - Red Bull mauve and silver with yellow crown and base
Jaime Alguersuari - silver with red, yellow and dark blue
Jarno Trulli - burgundy with silver
Heikki Kovalainen - orange, silver and black
Bruno Senna - similar (but not identical) to Aytron Senna's
Jose Maria Lopez (very hard to find a good, current shot) - appars to be light blue and red
Timo Glock - orange and black with German flag design
Lucas di Grassi - green with white spikes and orange outline
Pedro de la Rosa - simple black, yellow and red design
Kamui Kobayashi - red with blue curls
Yes, I'm aware some of these helmets - like Kovalainen's - are likely to change because they're with new teams. However, I'm not psychic, and so cannot say what their 2010 lids will look like. And yes, I had to break the poll up because I only had twenty options per question.
What a rude question ... oh, I see.
too bad i cant vote again, i voted for Kubica but now when Michael has this monster energy sponsor logo on his helmet i think his looks the best. here is a pic http://twitpic.com/189spo
QUOTE (King Six @ Mar 8 2010, 13:20)
This one!
I think the OP might be wrong on some things, like Liuzzi. He had a good helmet design going on last season which sort of contemplated the car livery, looked quite good IMO.
This Liuzzi helmet is an homage as well. Almost an exact copy of Giacomo Agostini.I think the OP might be wrong on some things, like Liuzzi. He had a good helmet design going on last season which sort of contemplated the car livery, looked quite good IMO.
Alonso's helmet by far. IMO of course.
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i really like alguersuari's new and old helmets
both seen here...
http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/drivers/847/
both seen here...
http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/drivers/847/
I've always been a fan of chrome helmet designs, and my favorite of that lot was Jean Alesi's helmet from his prost days-
http://www.stefans-helmpage.de/alesi_seite.jpg
http://www.stefans-helmpage.de/alesi_seite.jpg
QUOTE (Dan333SP @ Mar 18 2010, 18:57)
I've always been a fan of chrome helmet designs, and my favorite of that lot was Jean Alesi's helmet from his prost days-
http://www.stefans-helmpage.de/alesi_seite.jpg
http://www.stefans-helmpage.de/alesi_seite.jpg
And speaking of homages, Alesi's design pays tribute to Elio de Angelis.
Was looking through some old F1 pics and noticed Kimi used to have a fairly distinctive helmet, which was later changed dramatically.
http://www.formula1.com/wi/597x478/manual/raikkonen1998.jpg
http://www.formula1.com/wi/597x478/manual/...en01_161298.jpg
http://www.kartsportnews.com/images/2007/i.../IMG_2696_1.jpg
Anyone have some better pics of this design?
http://www.formula1.com/wi/597x478/manual/raikkonen1998.jpg
http://www.formula1.com/wi/597x478/manual/...en01_161298.jpg
http://www.kartsportnews.com/images/2007/i.../IMG_2696_1.jpg
Anyone have some better pics of this design?
QUOTE (tommi34 @ Feb 1 2010, 13:19)
There are a good helmet designs out there but this one wins it for me.
people moaned about drivers like schumi and button having their helmets the same colours as their cars, so whats different with kubica, its disgusting imo.
The coolest helmets are between Glock and Heikki hands down. But I love the avante guard/character portrayals, so theirs work for me. Between them it would be hard to choose, they are very different ideas - I guess it is a tie. I suppose Glock's is a character I don't know, but he looks like a roadrunner on steriods, good enough for me. Heikki looks like he tossed his helmet into an alley and a gang of kids came along and street painted it. Both entirely kick. So in second place to those two is Nico Rosbergs - I like the freaky design and the lettering for his name is cool too.
What is Vettel's? A Red Bull can? That is the pop top on the crown and all the caloric info around the bottom? Interesting idea.
What is Vettel's? A Red Bull can? That is the pop top on the crown and all the caloric info around the bottom? Interesting idea.
I voted for Lewis and Nico Hulkenburg.
The Senna influence on Lewis as a driver is captured very well with the Green accent, imo.
I felt that Petrov was second of the newcomers but was a generic version of R. Kubica's.
The Senna influence on Lewis as a driver is captured very well with the Green accent, imo.
I felt that Petrov was second of the newcomers but was a generic version of R. Kubica's.
QUOTE (ch103 @ Mar 20 2010, 14:02)
The Senna influence on Lewis as a driver is captured very well with the Green accent, imo.
The Senna influence is captured even better on Bruno Senna's helmet.
M Schumacher's matches perfectly with the colour of his car. I like him a little more now (which is not much, after all).
As an Ayrton Senna fan I made an icon (with MS Paint, I guess ) for my PC and used it for several applications. If I were someone's fan today I'm not sure if I could do the same (except for his nephew's ). These nowadays helmets have a lot of things on them, and it's very hard to remember their design (Ie, all RB/TR drivers)
As an Ayrton Senna fan I made an icon (with MS Paint, I guess
) for my PC and used it for several applications. If I were someone's fan today I'm not sure if I could do the same (except for his nephew's ). These nowadays helmets have a lot of things on them, and it's very hard to remember their design (Ie, all RB/TR drivers)
I like kC's helmet.
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